An Essex-based company has today been fined following the death of concrete worker Garry Louis at a dockside apron-upgrade project on the Port of Felixstowe. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how R. W. Hill (Felixstowe) Limited was employed as the main contractor working to replace the Berth 7 roadway at the Trinity Terminal of the port and […]

A football club has today been fined after the death of a volunteer who fell through a fragile roof. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 18 July 2017, the 71-year-old St Albans City Football and Athletic Club Limited volunteer suffered fatal injuries after he fell through fragile roof sheeting onto terrace steps below. An investigation […]

A recycling and waste management company has been prosecuted after a worker’s hand was injured by defective hydraulic cutters. Sefton Magistrates’ Court heard how on 8 October 2017, an employee of Viridor Waste Management Limited was working on a fridge dismantling line at the company’s St Helens site. When the hydraulic cutters he was using […]

A building company has been sentenced after a wall collapsed on a home owner. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how on 1 May 2018, Stephen Farnell trading as Farnell Building Contractors was demolishing a garage when a wall collapsed at the site in Colne, causing serious injuries to the home owner; his leg was amputated below […]

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